Category Archives: Economics, Marketing, Policy
Agricultural Disaster Assistance Information Session for Producers Affected by Hurricane Michael
Monday, October 22, 2018 at 2pm at the UGA Tifton Campus Conference Center. There will be an important information session for producers to learn about … Continue reading
Market Facilitation Program: What is available to cover my marketing losses from trade tariffs?
Download the PDF version of this newsletter. U.S. Department of Agriculture releases details about the spending plans for $12 billion in trade aid package for … Continue reading
Cotton Outlook
Download the PDF version of this newsletter. In 2018, Georgia’s farmers planted 1.43 million acres of cotton, up 150,000 acres from 2017. The average cotton … Continue reading
2018 UGA Cotton & Peanut Research Field Day (September 5th)
The Georgia Cotton Commission, Georgia Peanut Commission, and the University of Georgia Peanut and Cotton Teams, will co-sponsor the annual UGA Cotton and Peanut Research Field … Continue reading
2018 Farm Bill Update
The legislative process leading to the next farm bill has been well underway. The current 2014 farm bill will end in September 2018. Numerous hearings … Continue reading
Generic Base/Seed Cotton Program Timeline
The Bipartisan Budget Act of 2018 authorized Seed Cotton as a covered commodity under Title 1 of the 2014 farm bill and created eligibility for … Continue reading
Information on the Recent Designation of Seed Cotton as a Covered Commodity
On February 9, 2018, the US Congress passed budget legislation that included the designation of seed cotton as a covered commodity under the 2014 farm … Continue reading
2018 UGA Cotton Budgets
Below are links for the 2018 UGA Cotton Budgets developed by Don Shurley, Amanda Smith, and Yangxuan (Serinna) Liu. 2018 Irrigated Conventional Tillage Cotton Budget … Continue reading
11th Annual Georgia Cotton Conference & UGA Cotton Production Workshop (Wednesday, January 31, 2018)
The Georgia Cotton Commission is pleased to announce the guest speakers at the Commission’s 10th Annual Meeting scheduled for Wednesday, January 31, 2018, at the UGA … Continue reading
2017 Georgia Quality Cotton Awards
The Georgia Quality Cotton Awards for the 2017 crop will be presented during the Georgia Cotton Commission Annual Meeting and UGA Cotton Production Workshops on Wednesday, January 31, 2018. For more information and to download the nomination form, click on the link below to continue reading.